Muslim Brotherhood leader — and 682 others — sentenced to death

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Mohammed Badie, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced in a mass trialGetty Images

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Relatives of the defendants broke down outside courtKhaled Desouki/Getty Images

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They denied that their relatives were involved in the violence that led to the murder of a policemanKhaled Desouki/ Getty Images

Bel TrewCairo

Published at 1:45PM, April 29 2014

A court in southern Egypt has sentenced the spiritual leader of the Muslim
Brotherhood to death, along with 682 of his supporters, on charges of
inciting violence and the murder of a policeman.

The ruling has yet to be confirmed by the Grand Mufti but, assuming it is,
Mohamed Badie will become the most senior Brotherhood figure to be sent to
the gallows since Sayyid Qutb was hanged in 1966 for plotting to assassinate
President Nasser.

Under the law, the sentence must be confirmed by Egypt’s top Islamic official
— although the Grand Mufti’s recommendation is not legally binding and can